Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Red Banner, Type III United Republic of presumably because Matthiessen was the

presumably because Matthiessen was the district leader of Dithmarschen

5 mm x 16 mm

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Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Red Banner, Type III United Republic of presumably because Matthiessen was the( ). Constructed of a silver with gilt and enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal aluminum backplate with horizontal pinback,, the obverse consisting of gilded circular wreath, joined together at the bottom by a red enameled banner bearing silvered Russian Cyrcillic letters , surrounding a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a bayonet, hammer, and plow, in turn bearing a red enameled star